Here are the Release Notes for Update 21.1, released on Monday, August 21st.

News and Notes:

Scourges of Gorgoroth have now appeared for you to find and defeat. Quests for defeating the scourges will automatically become available when you approach these foes.

Classes and Races

The high elves have their own horse summon animation and whistle sound.

For real this time, several classes had a few skills lowered to be available at Level 1. Captain gains access to Rallying Cry and Devastating Blow at level 1. Champion gains access to Savage Strikes and Wild Attack at level 1. Guardian gains access to Shield-swipe and Retaliation at level 1. Hunters gain access to Barbed Arrow at level 1. Rune-keepers gain acces to Shocking Words at level 1.

High Elves now have starting characteristics.

Many hair and head clipping visual issues have been addressed for humans, elves, and High elves.

Male Humans, Elves, and Beornings will no longer shift to the left when using the /laugh or /lol emote.

Items

The Anniversary Year 4 reward, Tarkrip Clan Shield, now has its correct appearance.

Appearances for Trousers and leggings found in Mordor have been updated with new art.

Tooltips in the Crafting Panel now properly reflect the increased item level on critical results for Doomfold tier Armour, Jewellery, and Weapons.

Doomfold Cook Recipes can now have their crit chance enhanced with Ithilien Spice.

Doomfold Fortifying Food now shares a cooldown channel with other Fortifying food.

All Doomfold armour, Weapons, and Jewellery now Bind on Equip as they always should have.

The recipe for Black Adamant Brooch now requires a Polished Black Adamant instead of a Black Adamant.

All Battle Lore and Warding Lore scrolls will stack up to 50.

Hunter - The imbued legacies "Focus Bow Power Cost" and "Induction Bow Power Cost" take on new bonuses at rank 60

Fushaum Bal: Upon completing the instance 'The Fushaum Resolution', 18 additional quests will unlock in Fushaum Bal. These one-time quests are similar to the repeatable quests in Fushaum Bal that disappear after completing 'The Fushaum Resolution'. They will allow players to complete the Talath Urui quest deed and gain additional rep for the Fushaum factions.

Fushaum Bal Easterlings and Haradrim now unsheathe their weapons when entering combat.

Talath Urui - The Pit Fighter second and third instances bosses have been adjusted to make them slightly easier.

The music in Frodo's bower has been adjusted to be more appropriate to the setting.

Hobbit Allegiance: There are more cues to look up for an objective in "High and Low"

Hobbit Allegiance: Footprints are easier to find in "The Last Word"

Elf Allegiance: Fixed an errant extra quest ring marker in "The Wandering and the Lost"

The Talath Urui road crew has been hard at work - Rocks should no longer be in road blocking travel.

Now once you have completed Chapter 1 of the Kingdom of Gondor Allegiance storyline, you can use the Black Lebethron Casket on the top level of Minas Tirith (After-Battle) to enter the Hall of the King (Elessar, not Theoden lying in state). To enter the original version and see Theoden, you will use the original door as normal.

The exit door from the Hall of the King now leads to the top tier of Minas Tirith (After-Battle).

Udun - Improved quest guides in The Overseer's Post in Udun to help zero in on the location.

Udun - Acess to the space behind the locked door at the bottom of Anglach is now barred to players.

Scaling Instances with challenge quests will now properly bestow those quests on cap level characters in a level 115 space.

Ugrukhor's Spies and any surrendering enemies will be a little easier to find in Udun.

Dor Amarth - Orc Patrollers that cannot be defeated are no longer linked to the quest "Hidden Amongst the Ruin" or the various Dor Amarth slayer deeds.

The quest 'Mysteries of the Ghâshghurm' is now playable as part of the endgame content in Talath Urui.

Lhingris - Whispers of the Enemy - Quest text now clarifies that you must select one of the Orcs to eavesdrop on them.

UI

In housing decoration mode, double-clicking a deco object or its hookpoint draws a temporary beam between the two.

Lighting housing candelabras will no longer play a sword unsheathing sound.

The Yes emote now lists in the chat window emotes UI.

Links from Central Gondor and Havens of Belfalas Map to Cape of Belfalas now open the greater Belfalas area map rather than the Cape of Belfalas Homesteads map.

Zooming out from the Belfalas Homesteads map takes you to the Cape of Belfalas map.

Aria of the Valar Packages will go to overflow if inventory is full when granted.

Quests and Adventure Areas

The Gorgoroth Resource Instance "The Burning Mountain" is now available.

The very high-level wights in the Barrow-downs were only supposed to appear at certain times. They've been reprimanded and should no longer constantly appear there, eager to feast on unwary, lower-level characters.

The Quest, "Reclaiming Udun: Maudhul Tar Overlook" can now be completed.

Optional quests in both The Wastes and Gorgoroth Resource Instances will no longer go away when you leave the instance before the main quest timer runs out.

Hobbit Allegiance: There are more cues to look up for an objective in "High and Low".

Hobbit Allegiance: Footprints are easier to find in "The Last Word"

Aster Hayward can now be spoken to.

Elf Allegiance: fixed an errant extra quest ring marker in "The Wandering and the Lost"

The Allegiance travel skills have been renamed: Journey to Bâr Thorenion, Journey to the Court of Lothlórien, Journey to the Hall of the King, and Journey to the Hall Under the Mountain. These skills now have a 5 minute cooldown and are unaffected by the Expedient Traveller and Returning Traveller traits.

Uruk Enforcers in Udun will wear their shields properly.

The enemies in the quest Fatal Prize are now considerably weaker.

The Battle Under the Trees session in the Elf Allegiance line should play more gracefully. The session avatar is much more powerful, a number of AI pathing issues have been fixed, and a small number of enemies have been removed. Some of the voice over narration has been slightly re-timed as well.

Phasing issues with Mulnir in the Udun Foothold surrounding A Solemn Gathering should be resolved.

The lava heat has been pulled back from one of the stones needed for the Quest Four to Open in Udun, so it can be safely reached.

Players can now return and use the door again if they are defeated in Four to Open.

Udun now has more Uruk Enforcers and surrenderers.

The Quest Three Proofs no longer has a sorcerer to prevent confusion.

An issue has been fixed in the quest Three Proofs where players could sometimes not be able to summon Yordam.

Aragorn will now be standing before the Black Gates for A First Furtive Foray, no matter your current state of progress in Where the Shadows Lie.

Orodruin: The North Slopes is now playable.

Being defeated in Naerband now places you in a defeat circle in Talath Urui.

The Deed Quest of Talath Urui now requires 50 completed quests.

All races can now complete the Epic Prologue: At the Behest of Cardavor.

The Gorgoroth Task: Obsidian Scales now accepts its namesake.

Broodmothers in Lhingris will no longer call for help from other Broodmothers.

Corrected some NPCs in Dor Amarth that were not phasing correctly.

Memories of the Last Alliance can now be completed.

Retreating from Naerband no longer sends players to Bree.

Races

Newly-created High Elves can now unlock the usual series of titles for reaching level 20 without being defeated. Existing High Elves cannot earn these deeds.